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What it is NOT
It is NOT a persuasive speech although you may express an opinion in the conclusion
So what is it then?
* A presentation about your research including an evaluation of two sources of information used
For example.
"My theme is Returning Migrants to St Vincent. Returning migrants or returnees are a group
within the population of St Vincent who have spent a significant time away from the island and
have then returned to permanently settle again. Returning migrants often are retired from their
previous occupation which they pursued in a more developed country such as the United States,
Canada or Great Britain or they have been working in another Caribbean state. According to
statistics from the Customs Department given to me by Mrs B Chalres in an interview 4361
people claimed the concession for returning residents in 2005. Returning migrants experience 5
NOTE WELL I CANNOT HAVE THIS ON MY CARDS WHICH I TAKE INTO THE EXAM.
retired from their previous occupation (the United States, Canada or Great Britain) OR
Customs Department (Mrs B Charles) “4361 people claimed the concession for returning
residents in 2005”.
“culture shock”.
2. A rationale
In the rationale you need to explain why you picked the theme and it can form part of the
introduction. In the rationale you should mention any personal interests, current academic links
and future career plans which influenced your decision to choose the theme
For example I chose the theme returning migrants to St Vincent and specifically to focus on
culture shock because I am a wife of a returning migrant. I have a BSc honours in Sociology and
the concept of culture shock is part of socio-cultural studies carried out by Kavelo Oberg 1958.
3. Discussion of issues
The discussion of issues is the factual presentation about the theme and its narrowed focus based
on the thesis statement. Remember this will be about 3 minutes or so – it is not long.
It should have a distinct organisational pattern and you should aim for one of the expository
structures such as cause and effect, process analysis, analysis by division, classification etc (See
Writing in English)
It should also be referenced and include any research findings. You will also need to give a
conclusion to your factual presentation as a sort of sub conclusion don’t wait until the end
Here is an example of a possible outline for my example presentation (not all of it). It uses the
organisational pattern of process analysis Remember you cannot read from a script!
Culture shock 5 phases
Honeymoon
Questionnaire (300 returning migrants) 78% not feel “tourist” 82% “elated”
Rejection
4. Challenges of research
You need to discuss what difficulties you faced in preparing your factual presentation. If you did
For this aspect of the presentation you need to discuss your research. The two sources need not
necessarily be given as a reference in the presentation but they should be relevant. You should
try to select two different types of data source e.g. a newpaper article and an interview. You may
want to very briefly summarise all your sources before evaluating two for reliability and validity.
Please see other parts of the blog for information on reliablity and validity.
Secondary sources:
Primary sources
Reliable: primary data source, research method suited to collecting data for social research
Problem with generalisation as differences between UK, US and other RMs more research
needed.
The Experience of Return Migration: A Caribbean Perspective, Joan Phillips and Reliable Denis
6. Conclusion
The conclusion should be slightly different to the internal summary conclusion in your
discussion of issues. At this stage you can express a personal view or put forward a possible
solution.
Returning migrants
3 ways
Honeymoon
Rejection
Conformist
NO assimilation
Solutions
FINALLLY
See my other post about the reseach using the internet for idea. Make sure that you are aware of
the requirements for acceptable notes during the exam and be familiar with the marks scheme - it